9th July: Received an e-mail telling me I'd won an Official Wimbledon Supporters Pack . The pack contained a Buxton Supporter Pack valued at £70! Brimming with tennis goodies – the official Wimbledon sports bag comes filled with a Buxton polo shirt, a Wimbledon Towel and pair of sweatbands – just like the ones the champions use on Centre Court – plus, a bottle of Buxton Natural Mineral Water, of course!10th July: I received an e-mail at 10.00 in the morning informing me that I'd won tickets to see Barbara Streisand at the M.E.N. this evening. We had to pick our tickets up at the theatre early in the evening - quite surprised that they were very expensive tickets, over £350 each. We enjoyed an early evening meal in Manchester and went on to the show.
The seats were so good Peter Kay was sat behind us - note behind us.
The stage was shaped like a figure of eight with the orchestra sat in the holes in the eight. Down the cental runway was a circular platform with a large 'S' projected onto it. The orchestra took their positions and started to play, the floor beneath the 'S' moved away and Barbara came up through the hole. She received a standing ovation before she'd even opened her mouth.
We were treated to many of her greatest hits plus a great selection of show tunes. We had a fantastic evening.
July 19th: Came home to a very unpromising looking envelope, which turned out to contain a cotton shopping bag from Anchor butter. On checking my e-mail I found I had won a £5 Amazon voucher, which is always useful.
July 20th: Came home once again to a very unpromising looking envelope, which turned out to contain a recipe book about different ways to cook mince. Again on checking my e-mail I found I had won a prize, this time a Bio T-shirt from the Biography Channel. This apparently has a picture of George Best on the front – as far as I can remember the choice was George or Prince Charles or the lead singer from Kiss.
July 19th: Came home to a very unpromising looking envelope, which turned out to contain a cotton shopping bag from Anchor butter. On checking my e-mail I found I had won a £5 Amazon voucher, which is always useful.
July 20th: Came home once again to a very unpromising looking envelope, which turned out to contain a recipe book about different ways to cook mince. Again on checking my e-mail I found I had won a prize, this time a Bio T-shirt from the Biography Channel. This apparently has a picture of George Best on the front – as far as I can remember the choice was George or Prince Charles or the lead singer from Kiss.
